Written by Jamie Rodgers, CEO of J.M. Rodgers Co., Inc. This past Thursday, President Trump unexpectedly announced the imposition of a new set of tariffs, this time on the southern border for imports from Mexico. Unlike the tariffs imposed on Chinese imports, this was...
At the close of April, it looked like the US and China were well on their way to establishing a trade deal that would be mutually beneficial and remove many of the punitive tariffs that had been put in place. But negotiations fell through, with each side pointing...
Last week, news around the industry was that progress continued to be made on a trade deal between the USA and China, and that the end of some tariffs may be drawing nigh. However, in a series of Tweets over the weekend, President Trump threatened expanded tariffs on...
Last year, President Trump implemented “section 232” tariffs on steel and aluminum from all over the world. Even close allies like Canada were included. The law itself is meant to use tariffs as a way to maintain industries necessary for national security- in this...
Amidst the ongoing trade negotiations with the Chinese government and tariff impositions on Chinese imports, the Trump administration appears to be gearing up to target the European Union trade bloc with the same tactics of negotiation. Harley Davidson has found...
Months ago, a deadline of March 1st was set by the Trump Administration to have a new trade deal in place that would reduce or somehow mitigate the tariffs that were implemented last summer. In a brief “truce” to the trade war, President Trump agreed not to increase...
